UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-21872


Mutual Fund Series Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


 17605 Wright Street, Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68130

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                  

         

    

              Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 80 Arkay Drive, Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

866-447-4228


Date of fiscal year end:

9/30


Date of reporting period:   12/31/13


Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.


A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public.  A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  


Empiric Core Equity Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2013

 

Shares

 

 

 

 Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK - 97.6 %

 

 

 

 

 

AIRLINES - 3.2 %

 

 

 

11,800

 

Allegiant Travel Co.

 

 $                          1,244,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY - 9.6 %

 

 

 

14,127

 

Epizyme, Inc.  *  

 

                                 293,842

 

77,100

 

Myriad Genetics, Inc.  *  

 

                              1,617,558

 

16,600

 

United Therapeutics Corp.  *  

 

                              1,877,128

 

 

 

 

 

                              3,788,528

 

 

 

BUILDING MATERIALS - 4.2 %

 

 

 

18,700

 

Lennox International, Inc.

 

                              1,590,622

 

2,600

 

US Concrete, Inc.  *  

 

                                   58,838

 

 

 

 

 

                              1,649,460

 

 

 

BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - 2.0 %

 

 

 

49,500

 

Steelcase, Inc.  *  

 

                                 785,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 17.1 %

 

 

 

31,511

 

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.  *  

 

                                 317,631

 

5,000

 

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.  *  

 

                                 337,200

 

30,164

 

Convergys Corp.

 

                                 634,952

 

9,600

 

Corvel Corp.  *  

 

                                 448,320

 

35,300

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.  *  

 

                              1,689,105

 

29,700

 

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

 

                              1,480,248

 

13,800

 

Kforce, Inc.

 

                                 282,348

 

26,677

 

VistaPrint NV  *  

 

                              1,516,587

 

 

 

 

 

                              6,706,391

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - 0.3 %

 

 

 

10,900

 

Pike Corp. *

 

                                 115,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.6 %

 

 

8,000

 

SunPower Corp. - Cl. A  *  

 

                                 238,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT - 3.9 %

 

 

 

78,800

 

Regal Entertainment Group - Cl. A

 

                              1,532,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD - 8.0 %

 

 

 

97,100

 

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.  *  

 

                              1,577,875

 

21,603

 

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

 

                              1,562,545

 

 

 

 

 

                              3,140,420

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS - 3.3 %

 

 

 

151,300

 

Affymetrics, Inc. *

 

                              1,296,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE-SERVICES - 3.6 %

 

 

 

42,400

 

HealthSouth Corp.

 

                              1,412,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE - 0.8 %

 

 

 

1,210

 

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.

 

                                   39,555

 

19,500

 

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

 

                                 282,360

 

 

 

 

 

                                 321,915

 

 

 

INTERNET - 3.8 %

 

 

 

21,900

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

 

                              1,504,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 1.5 %

 

 

 

13,300

 

American Railcar Industries, Inc.

 

                                 608,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 3.9 %

 

 

 

24,300

 

Packaging Corp. of America

 

                              1,537,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS - 8.5 %

 

 

 

51,000

 

Lannett Co., Inc.  *  

 

                              1,688,100

 

27,100

 

Omnicare, Inc.

 

                              1,635,756

 

 

 

 

 

                              3,323,856

 

 

 

RETAIL - 8.1 %

 

 

 

21,900

 

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

 

                              1,525,335

 

33,700

 

GameStop Corp. - Cl. A

 

                              1,660,062

 

 

 

 

 

                              3,185,397

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS - 8.0 %

 

 

 

76,900

 

Cirrus Logic Inc.  *  

 

                              1,571,067

 

91,800

 

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.  *  

 

                              1,578,960

 

 

 

 

 

                              3,150,027

 

 

 

SOFTWARE - 3.2 %

 

 

 

74,100

 

AVG Technologies NV  *  

 

                              1,275,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 4.0 %

 

 

 

301,900

 

RF Micro Devices, Inc.  *  

 

                              1,557,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $36,341,190)

 

                         38,374,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - 2.0 %

 

 

 

18,900

 

Potlach Corp. (Cost $791,254)

 

                               788,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.9 %

 

 

 

360,448

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund - Institutional Class 0.08% (a) (Cost $360,448)

                               360,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.5 % (Cost $37,492,892)(b)

 $                        39,523,907

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.6) %

                               (218,084)

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

 $                      39,305,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   Non-Income producing security.

 

 

 

(a) Money market fund; interest rate reflects the seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2013.

(b) Represents cost for financial reporting purposes.  Aggregate cost for federal tax purposes is $37,861,357 and differs from market value by net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation:

 $                          2,884,879

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation:

(485,399)

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation:

 $                          2,399,480

 






Empiric Core Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Valuation - Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the last bid price on the day of valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations) are valued each day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) using methods which include current market quotations from a major market maker in the securities and based on methods which include the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type.  The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end or closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds (the “underlying funds”).  Open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values as reported by such investment companies. The underlying funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value by the methods established by the Boards of the underlying funds. The shares of many closed-end investment companies and exchange traded funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the net asset value per share.  The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company or exchange traded funds purchased by the Fund will not change.  Short- term debt obligations having 60 days or less remaining until maturity, at time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value. Options are valued at their closing price on the exchange they are traded on. When no closing price is available, options are valued at their mean price.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Board, pursuant to the procedures (the “Procedures”) approved by the Board.  The Procedures consider, among others, the following factors to determine a security’s fair value: the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; and possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security.    Fair value may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant world market but prior to the New York Stock Exchange close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31, 2013, for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Assets

 

 

 Level 1

 Level 2

 Level 3

 Total

 

Common Stocks

 

 $      38,374,573

 $                     -

 $                     -

 $ 38,374,573

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

             788,886

                        -

                        -

        788,886

 

Short-Term Investment

             360,448

                        -

                        -

        360,448

 

Total

 

 $      38,374,573

 $                     -

 $                     -

 $ 39,523,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were no transfers in to or out of Level 1 or Level 2 during the current period presented. It is the Fund's policy to record transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 at the end of the reporting period.

 

 

 

The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period.



Item 2. Controls and Procedures.


(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


  Item 3.  Exhibits.  


Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) are filed herewith.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Mutual Fund Series Trust


By

*/s/ Jerry Szilagyi

       Jerry Szilagyi, President

       

Date  

2/21/2014


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By

*/s/ Jerry Szilagyi

       Jerry Szilagyi, President

       

Date

2/21/2014


By

*/s/ Erik Naviloff

       Erik Naviloff, Treasurer

        

Date

2/21/2014



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